--Chapter IV--

A/N: Hey peeps… I just finished uploading chapter 3, and I got nothing to do, yet again… old story… Here goes…

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(Beast Boy's POV)

I don't know what's been happening these past weeks, but lately I think that Raven has been avoiding me. She talks to me more seldom than ever, and she barely laughs at anything I say. I even tried throwing a sunny-side up egg straight on her face but she didn't say a word, she just gave me a scowl and skipped breakfast.

I even remember what Cyborg told me that time: "Whoah, tough luck, BB. That was one nasty shave."

Figures… my bad. But I feel that that's not the reason. I think there's something that makes me feel weird. Like I have an instinct that she knows that I like her.

But maybe not. Perhaps Cy is such a loyal friend that even if Raven bribed him, he wouldn't give away my secret. Again, my bad. Cy isn't exactly the best person to keep secrets. Then again, he's my friend.

I could have easily asked Robin, but he was too busy. And Starfire, she's a girl, but she can be totally clueless about stuff.

My life's a big pyramid that turned over ever since I figured that I liked Raven. My fellow teammate and one of my loyal friends… She always stayed by my side whenever my life was at stake. She doesn't usually laugh at my jokes, but several true smiles from her and I know that she's alright.

At present, I don't even play practical jokes on Rae anymore. I'm afraid of annoying her more than ever. Cyborg and Robin noticed this weird pattern and commented on it. "I noticed that you don't play anymore jokes on Raven, only on us. What's with that?"

I replied, "I just don't want to, dude! What's your problem anyway?" And I finally got Cyborg to keep silent.

I guess I just have to tell Raven before I go berserk.

(Robin's POV)

"Robin! Can we go see Raven now? She says she doesn't feel well…" Starfire wailed as I flicked through channels, finding something interesting to watch.

"No. She said she wanted to be alone. Remember?" I contradicted. Starfire had been bugging me about the same thing for the past half hour. And it was getting totally annoying, even if I had the biggest of crushes on her. (But unfortunately unable to tell her.)

Starfire slumped behind the couch and dawdled for a little while. I could tell that she was getting uneasy from pacing back and forth each time I refused, but I knew she wouldn't give up. She wasn't that type of person. She was carefree, but she always comes to the aid of our teammates no matter what. That's what I love about her-even if she was sometimes clueless, she is loyal.

After 10 minutes, I switched off the set and came over to her, putting a gloved hand over hers and rubbing her fingers gently. She succumbed to the gentle movement and gave me a sweet smile. "Sorry Star. I guess we can go for, about a second. What do you say?" I offered, looking deep into her acid green Tamarean eyes. She nodded quietly, giving me another small smile. Hand in hand, we walked to Raven's room.

To our surprise, we saw Beast Boy already in front of her door, muttering words under his breath.

"Why's Beast Boy in front of Raven's door all of a sudden?" Starfire whispered to me.

"I don't know. But let's find out." I whispered back. We ducked behind the corner and strained our ears to listen.

"Let me see…" Beast Boy muttered. "First I'm going to knock, and say… hey Raven, can I tell you something… then if she says yes, then I will tell her that I really, really like her, and I would be nuts if I didn't tell her…"

I couldn't believe my ears. Beast Boy liked RAVEN? RAVEN?

"Star, did you hear that? Beast Boy likes Raven?" I whispered dumbfoundedly to her. I nodded. I couldn't believe it… Ever since we knew that Beast Boy liked Terra, we just couldn't believe that he would fall for a girl. Beast Boy was always the joker of the team, and it seemed very unlike him… and after Terra, we never thought that he could fall for another girl… Terra had betrayed him, and that was the end to their relationship. But why did Beast Boy suddenly fall for Raven? We leaned closer to listen.

(Beast Boy's POV)

I nervously knocked on the door, butterflies in my stomach. I was just too afraid that Raven would spring on me once I told her… But what had to be done, had to be done.

Finally Raven opened the door. "Oh, it's just you, Beast Boy. What are you here for? Do you need something?" she asked in a somewhat concerned voice.

"Um, yeah, Raven… uh, listen… I need to talk to you…"

"About what?"

Geez, this was making me sick to my stomach. I had to blurt it out before I totally couldn't say it. "I-I like you. Okay?" I blurted. I totally regretted it right after it came out of my mouth. This wasn't the gentleman way of saying it.

"Listen, I… I just find myself thinking about you all the time… I don't think about anything else… and I've been planning all week just to tell you… and I never felt comfortable of saying it… but now that I'm telling you, please don't freak out." I blurted.

To my surprise, Raven didn't shut the door. Instead she looked deep into my eyes and she said calmly, "I know."

Now it was my turn to be surprised. "You… KNOW?"

"Yeah. Cyborg told me… He told me that you liked me."

"I am so gonna kill him…" I muttered furiously.

"Don't get mad at him, Beast Boy. He just let it slip, that's all." Raven said coolly. "But before I tell you how I feel… I should ask you… do you still like Terra? 'Cause I know before you were totally crazy about her. I just want to know if you still feel anything for her." Raven concluded.

"No. I'm absolutely over her…" I said in a venomous, hurt voice. All the hurt I had felt when Terra betrayed me came spilling out of my mouth. Her words were all poison. All of it was a lie.

"Okay…" Raven said quietly. This is it, I told myself. She was finally going to tell me how she felt about me.

A/N: Okay, really short chapter… and a cliffie… oh man, you guys are gonna kill me for the cliff hanger… but I promise, the next part will be updated soon! Sorry that I wasn't able to upload this for a long time… please review!